Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Autism Explosion

It seems that allergies and autism numbers are rising daily. I don't remember there being even one autistic kid in my school growing up, yet my kids' school has to have two classrooms for 'autistic support.'

It's strange that certain things are increasing so rapidly and it's frustrating there is never a definitive answer as to why. Isn't it wild though that the more anal parents get (recalls, organic foods, anti-bacteria wipes, etc.) the more problems seem to be cropping up?

I wonder if they've explored the possibility that the rise in autism is related to the fact that so many women are waiting so much longer to start having children...